Open AccessSolvent Extraction and its Effects on the Phytochemical Yield and Antioxidant Capacity of Commiphora africana (Burseraceae)
Author(s) -
Garba Uba,
Hambali Dauda,
Kabiru Musa Aujara,
Umar Ali
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
bioremediation science and technology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2289-5892
DOI - 10.54987/bstr.v8i2.551
Subject(s) - phytochemical , burseraceae , glycoside , traditional medicine , dry weight , population , chemistry , yield (engineering) , extraction (chemistry) , bark (sound) , botany , biology , organic chemistry , medicine , materials science , environmental health , metallurgy , ecology
The use of medicinal plants as a core component of the traditional African health care system is perhaps the oldest and most diverse of all therapeutic approaches. Traditional herbal healers are, in many parts of rural Africa, the most readily accessible and affordable health resource available to the local population and, at times, the only surviving treatment. Finding a suitable solvent is important to obtain a high yield of antioxidants in the phytochemicals present in C. africana. Among the solvents, methanol displayed the highest capacity in extracting glycosides (223.12±1.20 mg LE/g dry weight) phenolics (89.09±0.24 (mg GAE/g dry weight) and flavonoids (80.88±0.24 mg QE/g dry weight) from C. africana stem bark extract. Closely related trend was observed in glycosides, phenolics and flavonoids extracted with n-hexane. These findings suggest a high number of polar glycosides and phenolics in the stem extract of C. africana. These findings validate the pharmacological activities of the plant in Africa.